By Richard P. Ryder*
Arbitration is, of course, an alternative to going to court, and for the most part it is just that —
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
The District Court did not abuse its discretion when it reconsidered and reversed in part its previous Order compelling arbitration,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
A case heard by the Ninth Circuit on February 13 addressed the validity of FINRA’s negative views on class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
It took a while, but joining the slew of anti-arbitration bills pending in Congress is the Investor Choice Act,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
We briefly mentioned in SAA 2019-37 (Sep. 25) that the bipartisan Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act had been introduced in the Senate.
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held a May 16 hearing titled “Justice Denied: Forced Arbitration and the Erosion of our Legal System.” The Senate Judiciary Committee held a similar hearing in April.